Topics for research
Clinical problem driven research
Understand dental material failure mode/reason.
Novel ideas to address problem, e.g in bonding, strength, polishing, glazing, wear, discoloration, etc..
Improve existing material or technique.
Analyze accuracy of dental restorative procedure.
Dental product testing research
Should we trust what the manufacture says in brouchure?
Compare dental materials from different sources.
Find optimal dental operative procedures.
Deformulation of products to find their problem.
Product development research
Novel materials with new functions, e.g. antimicrobial, drug release, optical translucency, tissue regeneration, etc.
Modify existing materials.
Basic dental materials research
Understand the biology, mechanics, chemistry, and physics mechanism in dental material handling.
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